James Murnane
M, b. circa 1772
| Father* | Thomas Murnane b. circa 1744, d. March 10, 1792 |
| Mother* | Ellen _____ b. circa 1761, d. November 1, 1821 |
James Murnane was born circa 1772 in County Limerick. He was the son of Thomas Murnane and Ellen _____. James Murnane married Catherine Flinn on March 4, 1810 in Knocklong in the Parish of Knocklong and Glenbrohane, County Limerick. Witnesses were Patrick Fox and William Flynn.1,2
Thomas' sons, James and Phillip, erected a memorial to their parents in Hospital sometime after the death of their mother in 1822. The tombstone in the Hospital cemetery reads:
Erected by James & Philip
Marnane of Dromcomogue
in memory of their father
Thomas Marnane who dep[art]ed
this life March 10th, 1792, aged 48
Also his wife Eln [sic] Marnane
[who] dep[art]ed this life Nov 1st, 1821, aged
60 years
Requiescat in Pace. Amen.
In 1996, Dennis and Trisha Day visited Ireland in search of Denny's Murnane relatives. Having received information from the parish priest in Emly that his g-grandmother Johanna had been born in Dromcomogue Township near Emly, Denny and Trisha serendipitously pulled off the road into a farmyard where they were met by Jimmy and Maria Ryan (and their very protective dog). When Denny asked if they had ever heard of any Murnanes in the area, Jimmy's eyes lit up.
James Murnane, Johanna's father, had lived on the farm just up the road and the ruins of his old house still stood there. Jimmy indicated that James had built a stone house (picture below) and was a prosperous farmer in the area. Sometime after the Famine, however, he had been evicted by his landlord, John Ryan Esq. (of Scarteen House and the home of the famous black and tan hunting dogs). After the eviction, Jimmy's grandfather had taken James in and allowed him to build a mud wall cabin in a small corner of the farmyard (where we stood talking). James supported himself by coopering barrels and general blacksmithing.
At this point, while Maria served tea, Jimmy disappeared into a shed. When he returned, he carried a tool which he explained was a "driver" that was used to drive the steel rings down over the staves of a barrel (picture below). Since there had been no blacksmiths in his family, he concluded that the tool must have belonged to James Murnane.
The cabin where James Murnane had lived stood until only recently and there was a field beyond it that was still known today as "Murnane's field" (picture below).
Lastly, Jimmy indicated that there were other Murnanes living in the area, three brothers or cousins, all blacksmiths and who all died childless.
Thomas' sons, James and Phillip, erected a memorial to their parents in Hospital sometime after the death of their mother in 1822. The tombstone in the Hospital cemetery reads:
Erected by James & Philip
Marnane of Dromcomogue
in memory of their father
Thomas Marnane who dep[art]ed
this life March 10th, 1792, aged 48
Also his wife Eln [sic] Marnane
[who] dep[art]ed this life Nov 1st, 1821, aged
60 years
Requiescat in Pace. Amen.
In 1996, Dennis and Trisha Day visited Ireland in search of Denny's Murnane relatives. Having received information from the parish priest in Emly that his g-grandmother Johanna had been born in Dromcomogue Township near Emly, Denny and Trisha serendipitously pulled off the road into a farmyard where they were met by Jimmy and Maria Ryan (and their very protective dog). When Denny asked if they had ever heard of any Murnanes in the area, Jimmy's eyes lit up.
James Murnane, Johanna's father, had lived on the farm just up the road and the ruins of his old house still stood there. Jimmy indicated that James had built a stone house (picture below) and was a prosperous farmer in the area. Sometime after the Famine, however, he had been evicted by his landlord, John Ryan Esq. (of Scarteen House and the home of the famous black and tan hunting dogs). After the eviction, Jimmy's grandfather had taken James in and allowed him to build a mud wall cabin in a small corner of the farmyard (where we stood talking). James supported himself by coopering barrels and general blacksmithing.
At this point, while Maria served tea, Jimmy disappeared into a shed. When he returned, he carried a tool which he explained was a "driver" that was used to drive the steel rings down over the staves of a barrel (picture below). Since there had been no blacksmiths in his family, he concluded that the tool must have belonged to James Murnane.
The cabin where James Murnane had lived stood until only recently and there was a field beyond it that was still known today as "Murnane's field" (picture below).
Lastly, Jimmy indicated that there were other Murnanes living in the area, three brothers or cousins, all blacksmiths and who all died childless.
Child of James Murnane and Catherine Flinn
Johanna Murnane+ b. July 12, 1819, d. November 16, 1902
| Last Edited | 6 Dec 2021 |
Citations
- [S16] Knocklong Catholic Church, Church Records for Knocklong Catholic Church.
- [S162] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, online http://www.ancestry.com, https://rootsireland.ie/ifhf/view_detail.php
- [S119] 1834 Tithe Applotment, Dublin, County Dublin, Dromcomogue Townland, County Limerick, Ireland.
- [S646] Griffith's Valuation of Ireland, online http://www.askaboutireland.ie/griffith-valuation/index.xml